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There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – October 02 2016 sees changes to a host of countries. Despite losing by 19 points at home Argentina remains well out in front on 80,93 points. Los Pumas will have a strong opportunity at …

There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – August 29 2016 sees Argentina extending their lead a the top. As a result of defeating South Africa in Salta on Saturday Argentina has increased its ranking. The South Americans went into the match on …

There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – August 22 2016 sees Argentina dropping slightly due to having lost away to South Africa on Saturday. Before the fixture Argentina had 80.20 points and was 9th in the world. Either side of …

Rugby is experiencing an explosion of participation and popularity throughout the Americas, one that is expected to see considerable growth from the Olympics. This is true both in terms of established rugby countries and those in their infancy. To better understand the current situation it is useful to define a tiered classification system …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Mexico World Rugby’s off-the-record desire for heavily populated countries to emerge had a box ticked this weekend. The largest Caribbean country in both …

At the  Annual General Assembly on Saturday El Salvador and Nicaragua were approved for higher status by Sudamérica Rugby. Approved as a Sudamérica Rugby member was the Central American republic of El Salvador while Nicaragua obtained associate membership. The new status of both countries underlines the hard work being done …

In the Sudamérica Rugby Annual General Assembly Latin America’s rugby governing body unveiled Marcelo Rodríguez as the organization’s new president. On Saturday July 02 in Buenos Aires the board held annual elections, including that of the presidency. The annual meeting confirmed the departure of Carlos Barbieri (pictured to the right). Replacing him …

There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – June 26 2016 see the USA and Canada trading places. Argentina’s 0-27 humiliation loss against France on Saturday has seen the South Americans dropping to 9th in the world. The drop from 5th place sees …

There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – June 19 2016 see rises and falls for a number of countries. Argentina’s 30-19 win over France sees Argentina obtaining a slight gain to rise from 82.59 to a new ranking of 82.87 points. …

There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – June 12 2016 sees Bermuda gaining rankings points at the expense of the Bahamas. Argentina’s 30-24 win over Italy had no impact on the Americas Ranking of the home side. This is the case …